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SUBJECT*

Repair VTS Bus VA 25926 Black Hills VA Health Care System

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

1303 5th St, Suite 300 Coralville IA 52241

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Robert Bennett robert.bennett8@va.gov 319-339-7079

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

113 Comanche Road

Fort Meade SD

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice

Statement of Work (SOW) Black Hills VA Health Care System Project: VTS Bus VA25926

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.0 Scope of Work: Perform 100,000 mile tune up and replace the exhaust manifold.

2.0 Background: VA25926 is an 8-passenger bus with a wheelchair lift that is used to transport veterans to and from their appointments. The driver could smell exhaust fumes, so we took the vehicle in for an inspection and found out that the exhaust manifold needed replaced and the bus needed it’s 1000,000-mile tune to make the vehicle safe to transports veterans. This repair will be completed at the dealership.

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

3.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks:

· Engine tune up and exhaust manifold replacement.

Engine tune up:

· Replace spark plugs.

· Replace plug wires.

· Check distributer cap.

Check fuel injection system:

· Service injection system.

Transmission:

· Flush transmission system Brakes:

· Flush brake fluid system Front differential and transfer case:

· Service front differential

· Service transfer case Exhaust manifold:

· Replace both sides of the exhaust manifold gaskets.

Air filter:

· Replace air filter.

Test drive the vehicle.

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Before responding please carefully read and consider the following:

VTS Bus Service VA 25926 for the Fort Mead VA Medical Clinic. This is a Sources Sought Announcement Only and no solicitation is currently available. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be posted. A response to this Sources Sought Notice is not an adequate reply to a potentially forthcoming solicitation.

All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 811111, General Automotive Repair, size standard is $9.0 Million. NOTE: Please ensure that the System for Award Management (SAM) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement.

As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, “At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.” See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52

Description of Services

· See attached Statement of Work

Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to robert.bennett8@va.gov no later than 1:00 PM Central Time, May 15, 2024.